diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f5428067..7e3a9db1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ update:
 	echo "remember that pymysql was tweaked"
 src:
 	### Use semantic versioning
-	echo 'Version 2.12.2-stable+timestamp.'`date +%Y.%m.%d.%H.%M.%S` > VERSION
+	echo 'Version 2.12.3-stable+timestamp.'`date +%Y.%m.%d.%H.%M.%S` > VERSION
 	### rm -f all junk files
 	make clean
 	### clean up baisc apps
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index db8f725b..f88a8f6a 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.12.2-stable+timestamp.2015.08.09.09.27.09
+Version 2.12.3-stable+timestamp.2015.08.18.19.14.07